Coaches Poll Reaction

After a two month hiatus, Turf Burns returns as the college football season nears. The USA Today Coaches Poll was dropped today and surprise, surprise Florida topped their preseason poll. After that, things aren't so certain, so here is our first reactions to the first major preseason poll of the 2009 season.

OVERRATED:
-#8 Penn State
-#11 Oklahoma State
-#13 Georgia
-#23 Notre Dame

UNDERRATED:
-#10 Ole Miss
-#15 Georgia Tech
-#18 Utah
-#21 Iowa

SHOULD BE RANKED:
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan State
- Rutgers
- Miami

TEAMS BY CONFERENCE:
SEC: 5
BIG XII: 4
PAC-10: 4
ACC: 4
MWC: 3
BIG TEN: 3
WAC: 1
IND: 1
BIG EAST: 0

The most glaring observation here is the lack of any Big East teams within the Top 25; especially when compared to the Mountain West's three teams. Add in Boise State, who comes in ranked at 16th, and a total of four mid-majors are ranked, twice as many as they have had in any other year. Although the Big XII is supposed to be the other premiere along with the SEC, they have as many ranked teams as the Pac-10 and ACC. However, the Big XII has three teams in top 11, compared the Pac-10 and ACC's one (USC and Virginia Tech, respectively).